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LOT 0856
Amlash Decorated Bronze Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (7.98 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 16.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
The circular bezel formed from coiled wire and embellished with a central cross of pellets within a pellet border, supported by a tripartite hoop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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